Acts of Art: The Prison Creative Arts Project

Half hour documentary on the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) and the work of Janie Paul and Buzz Alexander.

Acts of Art: The Prison Creative Arts Project

Every year, along with student and community volunteers, Janie Paul and Buzz Alexander travel to 42 prisons throughout the state of Michigan. Here they meet with prisoners & hand-select work for the Annual Exhibit of Prison Art at the University of Michigan, now the largest exhibit of prison art in the country. This half-hour documentary profiles these two activist/artists who believe in the power of the creative arts as a tool for social change.

Part of a collaborative project with University of Michigan’s School of Art & Design and Michigan Public Media.
Writing, production and music design by Katherine Weider.